Baling-press



CHRISTMAS. 28`heets-Sh'eet-l. 4Belling-Press..

No. 228,036. Patented May 25, |880 ATTORNEYS.- Y

NPETERS, FHOTO-UTHOGHAFHER| WASHINGTON. D. C.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES CHRISTMAS, OFRIVERTON, MISSISSIPPI.

BALING-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 228,036, dated May 25, 11880.

' Application filed February 2, 1880.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES THOMAS CHRISTMAS, of Riverton, in the county of Bolivar and State of Mississippi, have invented a new Im provementin Ealing-Presses, of which the following is a specification.

The invention consists in the combination of the general features of the press mechanism. as hereinafterdescribed and embraced in the claim.

Figure l is a vertical longitudinal section of a press constructed in accordance with my Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section on line y yof Fig. l. Fig. et is a cross-section of the operating-screw, showing the manner of applyinga hand-lever for the operation of the press.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The pressframe A is supported upon a platform or bed, a, and tied by rods b.

B is the pressboX, fitted in the Lipper part of frame A and formed with the hinged sides c and removable end boards, d.

C is the follower, sustained on the bars or levers c Z, that are attached by knucklejoints f to theunder side of' follower C, and are carried by the trucks D,that move on t-he platform a. y

The trucks D each consist of wheels g and a nut, h, the wheels g being fitted upon arbors Ii, that project from the sides of the nut, and formed with flanges for retainingthem on the track resting on the rails lo of the platform a. rIhe nuts 7L are upon the screw-shaft Z, that is supported at its ends in bearings on the pillow blocks t. Upon one end of screw-shaft Z is a pulley or wheel, lm, for the application of power to turnV the screw, which may be applied in any desired manner.

I have shown a shaft, a, tltted in sliding boxes a', carrying a pulley, o, in line with pulley m and friction-pulley p on a hand-lever, q, hung above the pulleys o m, so that the power of shaft a, which is to be driven continuously, may be transferred to the pulley m and screw by pressing the friction-pulley p in contact with pulleys m and o, thereby turning the screw in one direction; or the pulleys m and o may be brought directly in contact to turn the screw in the other direction. The pulley m is shown as provided with a surface, m', of elastic material, to cause' adhesion.

The screw-shaft Z may also be operated by hand. For this purpose it is iitted at its midlength with a cogged or ratchet wheel, r, for the application of a suitable hand-lever, s, as shown in Figa, to turn shaft Z, and by having two wheels, r, the screw may be kept in continuous motion.

The screw-shaft Z is formed right and left handed at opposite ends, as shown, so that the tracks D will be moved simultaneously in Aopposite directions, to compensate for the varying angularity ofthe levers c with reference to the screw-shaft Z. The ends ot' levers c are forked to pass at each side of the nuts h, (see Fig. 3,) and. the arbors t' pass loosely through the forked ends.

In operation the follower O will be brought to its lowest point by turning screw-shaft Zuntil the trucks D are at the extreme ends of the screw. The material is then to be placed in the press-box, the box closed, and the screw Z .turned in the direction for moving the trucks D to the center, thereby bringing the levers e nearer to a perpendicular position and forcing up the follower C.

It will be seen that the movement of the follower will diminish gradually in speed and extent as the trucks approach the center, and the compressive vpower will increase in proportion; also, that as the levers c come more into a per11 endiciilar position the parts will be more capable of withstanding the strain, as the force will then be applied endwise of the levers, and the screw 'will be sustained by the trucks. 'lhus the greatest power and strength are utilized at the time of greatest compression, and greater speed obtained when required.A The pressure is also equal and uniform upon all parts of the bale.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a baling-press, the combination, with CHARLES THOMAS CHRISTMAS.

Witnesses:

F. A. MONTGOMERY, E. I. CoBURN.

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